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Ground rents get corny; That silky feeling; Distance law; Service charge dispute costs; Revised civil forms

Former District Judge Stephen Gold casts a judge’s eye on remote observation and recording of cases

Cross at court; 9.25% interesting; One-way judgment attack; 18 plus and sch 1; Who pays for the ATE?; Divorce update

In this week’s 'Civil Way', former District Judge Stephen Gold shines his light on the debt respite scheme, specifically a case where a debtor benefited from a mental health crisis moratorium, rendering the eviction and sale of a flat null and void

Beware the moratoria; Look, no update!; Loadsavouchers; Family security; Credit hire back

Stephen Gold returns with some gems from the archive. This month’s column includes a nod to Her Majesty’s Laundress & a celebration of law for the masses

Former District Judge Stephen Gold takes another spin in his Tardis this week, revisiting the lawyers of yore (actually 1859 and 1860), as part of an ongoing series to mark 200 years since the founding of NLJ in 1822

Defendants trapped on portal; Peppercorn menu; More abuse; The danger of trusting relatives

In his Civil way column this week, former District Judge Stephen Gold notes guidance for judges faced with proceedings that may involve domestic abuse fact-finding

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Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

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Law Society RFC Festival of Sport 2026 ‘Wrap-Up’

More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month

NLJ this week: Part-time protection widens

Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars

NLJ this week: Britain’s unpaid account

Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week

NLJ this week: Rules, risks & red tape

New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way

NLJ this week: When bots libel

Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention

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Civil way

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss